BD Medical - Medical Surgical Systems offers a broad selection of uniquely designed sharps collectors with point-of-use convenience and numerous built-in features. BD Disposal Solutions is dedicated to the design, manufacture and distribution of safe, effective medical technology products while minimizing environmental impacts. The “reduce, reuse, recycle” motto is at the forefront of all product development in the sharps collector product line, wherein we work to maximize waste segregation, minimize costs and embrace environmental stewardship.

The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, or RCRA, primarily targets the disposal of dangerous chemicals by industrial users. About 5% of pharmaceutical products are regulated under RCRA as hazardous materials. Thousands of products on hospital formularies are outside the reach of federal regulation, but the government doesn't want the rest of it going to landfills or down the drain either, even if the national rules haven't caught up yet.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has not been particularly punitive in enforcing RCRA against hospitals. That may be changing as detection improves and public scrutiny increases.